focus
noun
a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity.
focussing
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present participleof focus.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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It has been promoted as a means of bringing people together in the shared story of their traumatic past, with "reparations" quite literally focussing on "repair" at a very human level.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
The Green Party also has two sitting councillors and group leader Lauren McLay wants to see a new approach to housing focussing on affordability.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
Vaughan said Buttler is focussing too much on his technique while attempting to get out of his rut.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
However, Tom Lubbock, from pollsters JL Partners, thinks focussing on Reform UK is "extremely smart politics".
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2025
Occasionally, focussing on a linguistic alteration can mislead us into thinking that something important has happened when it hasn’t, or that something happened at a particular moment when it actually happened earlier.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
